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AI Is Nothing New, Yet We Are Only Scratching The Surface

AI Is Nothing New, Yet We Are Only Scratching The Surface

AI is nothing new, yet we are only scratching the surface. I believe that every Technology company is incorporating broadly-defined "AI" into their products and services offerings at this juncture. "AI" at its core is based upon statistical models that underpin various advanced automation processes such as machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, natural language … Continue reading AI Is Nothing New, Yet We Are Only Scratching The Surface

Short-Term Paper, Quality Names and Gold

Short-Term Paper, Quality Names and Gold

Short-term Treasuries look attractive. The 1-month T-Bill offers a 4.67% yield. Beats cash and beats holding an equity index fund or ETF. I'm always a fan of owning Quality companies at an attractive price. However, I don't value equities as most investors do - I don't bucket stocks into "Value" "GARP" and "Growth" buckets. I … Continue reading Short-Term Paper, Quality Names and Gold

One Company Won’t Build The Metaverse

One Company Won’t Build The Metaverse

Meta Platforms (META) will not single-handedly build the metaverse, nor will Microsoft (MSFT), nor Apple (AAPL), nor Autodesk (ADSK), nor Amazon (AMZN)... We think of the metaverse as a series of interconnected digital worlds where people engage in recreational and commercial activity. Everything from gaming to purchasing a house to leasing commercial space, to buying … Continue reading One Company Won’t Build The Metaverse

Metaverse Plays

Metaverse Plays

The Metaverse is a fancy term for accessing online worlds via the Internet. Gaming environments are a prime example. Online meeting spaces (avatar meetings) are another example. We can imagine a world where buying a home or purchasing an automobile take place in a virtual environment. We believe that every Software company of size will … Continue reading Metaverse Plays

Deals Brewing Based On CEORater and TEK2day Traffic?

Deals Brewing Based On CEORater and TEK2day Traffic?

Based on the inbound traffic to our CEORater and TEK2day properties our best guess is that M&A due diligence is taking place for a deal between some combination of Fiserv (FISV), FIS Global (FIS) and Global Payments (GPN). The last time we saw this type of activity on our platform was in the several months … Continue reading Deals Brewing Based On CEORater and TEK2day Traffic?

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The TEK2day PropTech Landscape includes company names, descriptions, locations, revenue estimates, CEOs and financial sponsors for more than 60 PropTech companies. Our Interactive PropTech Landscape file may be accessed at the bottom of this article. Below we list the names of the companies that we cover in our Interactive Landscape file: 42floors / KnotelAccruent (Fortive)ActoviaAltusAMTdirectApartment … Continue reading TEK2day 2021 PropTech LandscapePremium 

Earnings Calls – A Keyword Analysis

Earnings Calls – A Keyword Analysis

We ran a Natural Language Processing ("NLP")-based analysis of earnings calls from this week. We captured keywords and phrases from 23 earnings calls. Our report is sorted alphabetically by ticker symbol. Access the free report HERE. This analysis may be customized to capture certain keywords and phrases for any text-based document. https://soundcloud.com/ceorater

Industries Best-Positioned To Go Mobile Post COVID

Industries Best-Positioned To Go Mobile Post COVID

We list a handful of industries that may accelerate their mobile workforce and remote capability efforts in the COVID aftermath. ASSET MANAGEMENT: We believe the big opportunity here is for virtual meetings whether they be one-on-one meetings between investors and management teams or full analyst days. Basic video communication and live streaming services are offered … Continue reading Industries Best-Positioned To Go Mobile Post COVID

Our Favorite Topic: Scale

Our Favorite Topic: Scale

Examples of Technology Companies Operating at Scale Apple (ticker: AAPL): 1.4 billion active Apple devices. CoStar Group (ticker: CSGP): CoStar's platform tracks over 100 billion sqft of real estate inventory and more than $1.5 trillion of transaction activity.Facebook (ticker: FB): Facebook's messaging service - WhatsApp - has 2 billion users. Google/Alphabet (ticker: GOOG): More than … Continue reading Our Favorite Topic: Scale